Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ilorin area / Kwara State · ID: 3046757
sold
EUR 1,300
Size
H: 25,5 cm
H: 10.0 inch
Description
wood, colour pigments, coconut discs, cowry shells, one nail head (eyes) preserved
Comparable “ibejis”, probably by the same carver, illustrated by Stoll (1980, p. 260 f.). The figures show greatest similarities in body shapes, physignomy and hairstyle, right down to the pedestals decorated with incised ornamentation.
Comparing literature
Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 1980, p. 260 f.